公开(公告)号：US20240109561A1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-04

申请号：US17956152

申请日：2022-09-29

Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

Inventor： Stuart C. SALTER ,  Adam WINT ,  Brendan F. DIAMOND ,  Meghan PREISS ,  Pietro BUTTOLO ,  Lia PILLEN

IPC: B60W60/00 ,  B60Q5/00 ,  G07C9/10 ,  G08G1/00

CPC classification number: B60W60/0025 ,  B60Q5/005 ,  G07C9/10 ,  G08G1/22 ,  B60W2420/42 ,  B60W2556/45

Abstract: A system receives a request for gate formation, including indication of a location where one or more vehicles are to form a gate. The system determines a number of vehicles to form the gate. The system also determines available vehicles in proximity to the location and, responsive to the available vehicles including at least the number of vehicles, selects the number of vehicles from the available vehicles to serve as gate vehicles. Also, the system instructs the gate vehicles to autonomously travel to the location and arrange in a designated formation, included in the instruction, to form the gate.

公开(公告)号：US20230216304A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-06

申请号：US17568786

申请日：2022-01-05

Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

Inventor： Stuart C. SALTER ,  Ryan O'GORMAN ,  Seth Anthony BRYAN ,  Peter PHUNG ,  William David TREHARNE ,  Katherine HOWARD-CONE

IPC: H02J3/32 ,  B60L53/66 ,  B60L53/30 ,  B60L58/13 ,  B60L55/00 ,  B60L53/68

CPC classification number: H02J3/322 ,  B60L53/66 ,  B60L53/68 ,  B60L53/305 ,  B60L55/00 ,  B60L58/13

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for coordinating and providing bidirectional energy transfer events between electrified vehicles and households or other structures, such as for supporting household loads associated with the structures during power outage conditions. In some implementations, available energy may be rationed from the vehicle to the structure based on a power outage restoration estimate. Rather than supporting household loads with constant energy during power outage conditions, the disclosed systems/methods may provide strategic rationing of bidirectional energy transfer in order to extend appliance operation for the duration of power outage conditions.

公开(公告)号：US20220194253A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-23

申请号：US17131151

申请日：2020-12-22

Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

Inventor： Stuart C. SALTER ,  Katherine HOWARD-CONE ,  Justin Carmen CAMPANARO ,  Farshad HARIRCHI ,  Devang Bhalchandra DAVE

IPC: B60L53/66 ,  B60L53/18 ,  B60L53/65

Abstract: A vehicle includes a controller that sends a charge request defining a charge location to a charge donor vehicle for vehicle-to-vehicle charging, responsive to not detecting a charge cable that satisfies the charge request in the vehicle and the charge donor vehicle, sends a borrow request including the charge location to a charge cable donor vehicle, and responsive to confirmation from the charge donor vehicle and charge cable donor vehicle, directs the vehicle to drive to the charge location.

公开(公告)号：US20210224468A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-22

申请号：US17222315

申请日：2021-04-05

Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

Inventor： Pietro BUTTOLO ,  Yifan CHEN ,  James Stewart RANKIN, II ,  Mengchi WANG ,  Abhishek SHARMA ,  Stuart C. SALTER

IPC: G06F40/143 ,  G06F16/951 ,  G06F40/197 ,  G06F40/123 ,  G06F40/186 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  H04L29/08

Abstract: A system includes a personal device in communication with a vehicle component and an on-board server and including a processor programmed to receive, from the component, an advertisement defining a low-footprint interface template and a unique identifier indicative of a corresponding rich content interface template, send, to the server, a request including the identifier to provide the corresponding template, and, upon receipt of the corresponding template, render a rich content user interface based on the corresponding template.

公开(公告)号：US20210070218A1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-11

申请号：US16561075

申请日：2019-09-05

Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

Inventor： Stuart C. SALTER ,  David Brian GLICKMAN ,  Paul Kenneth DELLOCK ,  Mark BOSCA ,  Venkatesh KRISHNAN

IPC: B60P7/08 ,  H01F7/06 ,  H01F7/20 ,  F21V8/00

Abstract: This disclosure details tie-down systems for securing cargo within vehicle cargo spaces. An exemplary tie-down system may include a vehicle-mounted magnetic assembly and a tie-down that may be magnetically connected to the magnetic assembly for securing cargo within the cargo space. A magnet of the magnetic assembly may be energized to hold the tie-down and cargo in place within the cargo space or de-energized to release the tie-down and the cargo relative to the cargo space.

公开(公告)号：US20200369153A1

公开(公告)日：2020-11-26

申请号：US16988384

申请日：2020-08-07

Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

Inventor： Pietro BUTTOLO ,  James Stewart RANKIN ,  Dipanjan GHOSH ,  Gary Steven STRUMOLO ,  Stuart C. SALTER

IPC: B60K35/00 ,  B60K37/06

Abstract: A system may include an in-vehicle component, including a first control set to configure the component, configured to identify a device associated with a user approach to the component; and send an interaction request to the device to cause the device to display a user interface for the component including a second control set to configure the component, the second control set including at least one function unavailable in the first control set. A personal device may receive, from an in-vehicle component including a first control set to configure the component, a user interface definition descriptive of a second control set to configure the component; and receive, from the component, a request to display a user interface for the component including the second control set to configure the component, the second control set including at least one function unavailable in the first control set.

公开(公告)号：US20200262338A1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-20

申请号：US16647570

申请日：2017-09-22

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Stuart C. SALTER ,  Annette Lynn HUEBNER ,  Paul Kenneth DELLOCK ,  Pietro BUTTOLO ,  Venkatesh KRISHNAN

IPC: B60Q1/50 ,  B60R1/12 ,  B60R25/24 ,  B60Q1/26 ,  G06Q10/08

Abstract: A vehicle includes a storage compartment configured to house a package for delivery and a side-mirror assembly. The side-mirror assembly includes an imager and a puddle light aimed to illuminate an area in a field of view of the imager. A vehicle controller is programmed to receive data representing a code associated with the delivery, energize the puddle lamp to illuminate the area, and unlock the storage compartment responsive to the imager detecting an image encoding data matching the code.

公开(公告)号：US20200247254A1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-06

申请号：US16269184

申请日：2019-02-06

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Paul Kenneth DELLOCK ,  Ross Dykstra PURSIFULL ,  Stuart C. SALTER ,  David Brian GLICKMAN ,  Talat KARMO

IPC: B60L53/16 ,  H01R13/533 ,  B60L53/18

Abstract: A vehicle charging system may include a charging plug including at least one handle cover covering at least a portion of the plug, and a vehicle charge receptacle configured to receive the plug, the plug and receptacle comprising a thermally conductive and electrically insulative material of at least one polymer and at least one ceramic to transfer heat generated during charging through the plug portion and receptacle into the vehicle body for dissipation.

公开(公告)号：US20180307227A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-25

申请号：US15496665

申请日：2017-04-25

Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

Inventor： Pietro BUTTOLO ,  Stuart C. SALTER ,  Annette Lynn HUEBNER ,  Paul Kenneth DELLOCK ,  James Stewart RANKIN, II

IPC: G05D1/00 ,  G08G1/16

CPC classification number: G05D1/0038 ,  B60W30/00 ,  B62D15/025 ,  B62D15/0265 ,  G05D1/0016 ,  G05D1/0044 ,  G05D1/0061 ,  G05D1/0088 ,  G05D2201/0213 ,  G08G1/16

Abstract: A system includes a processor configured to provide a remote vehicle controller a varied level of vehicle driving control, to drive a vehicle via the controller, responsive to a determination of the remote vehicle controller location relative to the vehicle. The controller interface may be visually adaptable based on a particular designated style of control, including, for example, in-vehicle control, near-vehicle control and far-from-vehicle control.

公开(公告)号：US20170269695A1

公开(公告)日：2017-09-21

申请号：US15070129

申请日：2016-03-15

Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

Inventor： Stephen Ronald TOKISH ,  Pietro BUTTOLO ,  James Stewart RANKIN, II ,  Stuart C. SALTER

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/038 ,  G06F3/0346

CPC classification number: G06F3/017 ,  B60W40/10 ,  G06F3/016 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  G06F3/038

Abstract: A vehicle sensor may indicate heading angle. A plurality of seating zones may each include an orientation sensor indicating seating angle. A component within one of the seating zones may provide interface information descriptive of commands and associated air gestures oriented to the one seating zone, and perform one of the commands responsive to a personal device detecting the corresponding air gesture, accounting for the heading angle and seating angle. Gesture input from a personal device may be adjusted to create acceleration data in a reference frame of an in-vehicle component in a seating zone using orientation of the device, vehicle heading relative to magnetic North, and orientation angle for the seating zone including the device. When the acceleration data matches an air gesture in a library of air gestures, a command may be sent to the component corresponding to the matching air gesture.